Middlesbrough have today confirmed the departures of Martin Cranie and Tomas Mejias as the club released its retained list ahead of the 2018/19 season.

Cranie and Mejias are the only two senior players to leave Boro, while Mo Besic and Jack Harrison have returned to their parent clubs after their loan deals expired.

Cranie was signed from Huddersfield in January on a short-term deal and Boro have opted against extending the stay of the defender, who struggled to force his way into Tony Pulis's team and made just one start.

Mejias, meanwhile, is also looking for a new club after his four and a half year stay on Teesside was brought to an end.

Aitor Karanka hoped Mejias could establish himself as the club's number one goalkeeper when he signed from Real Madrid in 2014 but the Spaniard looked nervy in the early stages of the 2014/15 campaign and lost his place to Dimi Konstantopoulos.

Tomas Mejias.

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His last first team appearance for Boro came back in January of 2016 in the FA Cup defeat to Burnley.

Martin Braithwaite, Julien de Sart, Ashley Fletcher and Antonio Barragan have all returned to Boro after spells out on loan but at least two of those players are expected to leave on permanent deals this summer.

Barragan played a specified number of games for Real Betis last season that was said to have triggered a clause that will make his loan move permanent this summer. Reports in Spain only recently claimed Barragan was one of a number of players Betis will sign as they plan for a tilt at the Europa League next season.

Martin Braithwaite left Boro on loan to join Bordeaux in January and is unlikely to feature in Tony Pulis's first team plans.